Education
Inspiring young people to understand more about the importance of our oceans is a key focus of Oman 3165. To do this we have partnered with several leading educational institutions to bring the ocean into as many classrooms as we can around the world.
Young people and teachers will be able to follow our journey every day through a wide variety of channels; daily social media posts, our location tracking device will update every 30 minutes whilst we’re moving, podcasts will be released every couple of days, and camera trap clips will be shared each morning.
For teachers of geography The Royal Geographical Society has produced a series of curriculum linked lesson plans for geographers at KS3, 4 and 5.
Various live online sessions using our Vodafone and Starlink connectivity will find their way into classrooms and beyond through our partners at The Scottish Association for Marine Science, Exploring By The Seat Of Your Pants and British Exploring Society.
For teachers of science, we have some amazing resources available to you through two fantastic charities in Wastebuster and Ocean Generation that you can access.
1. Water Week
Water is the lifeblood of our planet, connecting every community and ecosystem. Protecting it requires collective action. In 2026, Oman 3165 will partner with Wastebuster, a UNEP accredited Major Group & Stakeholder organisation and Secretariat for UK Water Week, to inspire the next generation of water conservationists.
As part of this collaboration, a geotagged litter survey will be carried out during the seventy-day, 3,165km human-powered journey around Oman’s coastline. The data will feed directly into Water Week’s global education programme (launching Q1 2026), supported by curriculum-linked resources exploring where litter comes from, its material impacts, and how pollution can be prevented.
Through Starlink, classrooms worldwide will follow the expedition in real time, empowering young people to become citizen scientists. By taking part in their own Water Week litter surveys, students everywhere will connect with a powerful truth: water unites us all, and preventing pollution is essential to protecting life. For more details on Water Week see – www.water-week.org
2. Ocean Generation - The Wavemaker Programme
A healthy ocean is essential for all life on earth. Through a variety of age related programmes, award winning UK charity Ocean Generation empowers and educates young people to take action to protect the Earth’s most important ecosystem. By translating complex Ocean Science into engaging content, practical tools and workshops, Ocean Generation incubates innovation for 16-25 year olds around the world through their Wavemaker programme.
Endorsed by the UN Decade of the Ocean, since 2022 more than 43,800 young people have engaged in the programme, with 76% of them feeling they had gained key employability skills as a result of doing so.
Oman is leading the way in adopting the Wavemaker programme through the Youth Centre Oman, translating content into Arabic to make the resources more accessible. The Oman 3165 team will be working closely with both the Youth Centre Oman and Ocean Generation to use our journey to help promote and embed the programme with a many young people as possible through a series of workshops for young people in Oman.
Want to know more? Take a look at https://wavemakers.thinkific.com/
3. Harnessing the power of Virtual Reality
The use of virtual reality and 360-degree imagery is becoming increasingly widespread in our every-day lives. In collaboration with The Royal Geographical Society, small teams of young people from UK’s Durham University and Oman’s University of Technology and Science, and from Knowledge Gate International School in Oman and xxxxxx school in Durham, from Oman and the UK will collaborate to integrate the 360 imagery Mark captures from his kayak into the ArcGIS based journey map, enabling schools and people following the journey day by day to enjoy Oman and the Oman 3165 journey in 360 degree quality.
4. Using satellite technology to inspire the next generation of young explorers
Oman 3165 is proud to be partnering with one of the UKs oldest youth development charities, British Exploring Society. Wildestan is the home of the society’s virtual live expeditions and adventures, a place of opportunity and challenge.
Starting in November, Wildestan will provide rich, rewarding learning and unique access to environments that are generally the preserve of scientists and the most affluent visitors. Participants will be ‘transported’ to places in the world that they are unable to physically access because of excessive risk, cost or environmental impact. Wildestan enables British Exploring to broaden their reach and provide extraordinary opportunities for enriching learning and outdoor adventures to a greater number of young people across the UK, allowing young people to explore wild places directly from their own homes and also encourages them to get outdoors and explore their local area.
Through this innovative hybrid programme, a series of satellite conversations live from the field aim to ignite curiosity among Young Adventurers as they become part of an inclusive community, online and offline. Together, they will develop essential skills & behaviours and unlock self-belief, empowering them to make lasting positive decisions in their lives.
Take a look at a recent Wildestan https://www.britishexploring.org/wp-content/uploads/WELCOME-PACK-Wildestan-Antarctica.pdf
5. Geography teachers!
Five curriculum linked lesson plans created by the Royal Geographical Society
The education team at The Royal Geographical Society have been working hard to create a series of lesson plans connected to the Oman 3165 journey along the coast of Oman. The plans, that range from KS3 (11-14 years) to KS4 (14-16 years) build on a series of other plans about Oman that the society developed as part of the recent Jewel of Arabia Expedition. Teachers can access the lesson plans at www.rgs.org/schools/projects-and-partnerships/jewel-of-arabia and listen to a recent society podcast with Mark reflecting on his recent expedition at https://soundcloud.com/rgsibg/jewel-of-arabia-with-mark
6. Exploring by the seat of your Pants
Celebrating ten years of live lessons, virtual field trips and interactive resources that have reached more than 2 million students around the world, the mission of Exploring By The Seat Of Your Pants is to inspire the next generation of scientists, explorers and conservationists by bringing those on the frontlines of our changing planet, live into the classroom. Lessons are free for classrooms everywhere….no wonder founder Joe Grabowski was top 50 finalist for the Global Teacher Prize! As we travel around the coastline of Oman we will use satellite technology to enable young people around the world to join us in a series of live fireside chats. To find out more about how you can get involved and join us round the fire, visit www.exploringbytheseat.com
7. Scottish Association for Marine Science
The Scottish Association for Marine Science (SAMS) is one of the UK’s leading marine research organisations, based near Oban on the west coast of Scotland. Founded in 1884, it is among the oldest oceanographic institutes in the world. SAMS conducts cutting-edge research on marine ecosystems, climate change, oceanography, and the sustainable use of the sea’s resources. Alongside its research and teaching, SAMS engages with industry, policy, and the public to promote understanding and stewardship of the marine environment.
SAMS will be supporting Oman3165 by coordinating campfire conversations with the expedition team throughout the trip with schools, and showcasing how some key marine themes in Oman compare to current research being carried out in Scottish seas. Young people will meet researchers working in different areas of marine science and have opportunities to contribute to citizen science projects linked to a wide range of marine themes, including cetaceans and the importance of sound in the sea, marine litter, changes in ocean temperatures and marine heatwaves, invasive species, and how scientists use innovative technologies and robotics to explore the ocean.
To find out more about SAMS take a look at: Scottish Association for Marine Science, Oban UK
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